Expenses Reviews
4.20 / 5 based on 43 reviews
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josefina g
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I had no need to rent when I was at home. Here I had to pay for housing. I ended up buying a place, so it is better invested my money.
If you are a regular student of undergraduate you may want to share with other students at a dorm or big appartment. It is expensive housing here. However, standard of life is pretty good if you pay a little bit more. It is actually a very high standard compared to other cities in the US.
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Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Save from the small stuff. Look for sales, bargains and promotions. You would not believe the difference in price. And how muh you can save.
You need to walk around and know the place before spending in the store next door. One tip, the food stores around the university are outreageously more expensive than other food stores.
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GRIT E
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Life is expensive in Chicago...2nd reason: bad exchange rate
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Overall, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It is good to have a special agreement with your phone company...there are special contracts that make your "family calls" to your home country much cheeper
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Zeynep A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Travel, Telephone, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to sort out the accomodation well in advance otherwise you might incur unexpected costs.
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Konstantin B
University of Youth, Moscow, Russia
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The cost of life in general is much higher
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Food, Housing, Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
My phone bill reach 4 digit number one months because I was calling an internet service provider not exactly on a local line. It's actually very easy to get confused. There are several local area phone zones with different rates. So be careful and do your homework before dialing a "local" number.
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Jacob I
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Get a Jewel Preferred card.
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Maciej W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
Travel, Food, Housing, Overall, Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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